The World Bank Report No: ISR10592 Implementation Status & Results Afghanistan Afghanistan - Second Education Quality Improvement Program (P106259) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Afghanistan - Second Education Quality Improvement Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 12 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 17-Jun-2013 Program (P106259) Country: Afghanistan Approval FY: 2008 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 31-Jan-2008 Original Closing Date 01-Sep-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date 17-Jul-2011 Last Archived ISR Date 02-Jan-2013 Effectiveness Date 20-Mar-2008 Revised Closing Date 01-Sep-2012 Actual Mid Term Review Date 31-Jul-2011 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to increase equitable access to quality basic education especially for girls through school grants, teacher training and strengthened institutional capacity with support from communities and private providers. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost School Grants 8.70 Teacher and Principal Training and Education 16.70 Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation 4.60 Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview An Implementation Support Mission (ISM) was conducted for the Second Education Quality Improvement Project Additional Financing (EQUIP II AF) from April 20 – May 2. The mission objective was to review overall progress made towards the project development objectives and to assess progress made in the first two quarters of the Additional Financing phase. [On July, 2012, the ARTF Management Committee (MC) approved USD 250 million for EQUIP II additional financing effective September 1, 2012 and extension of the project closing date to August 15, 2014. USD 125 million has been released to the MOE as first tranche.] Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10592 From 2008 - 2012 EQUIP met and surpassed several of its targets. The additional financing is envisaged to further consolidate gains made by the MOE. As of May 2012, EQUIP II had supported the construction of 38 schools using National Competitive Bidding (i.e., larger, more technically complex buildings), construction [or rehabilitation] of 318 schools using Community Contracting (simple structures where construction is managed by communities), and a further 521 (CC and NCB) schools under construction. Training of 100,333 Public Disclosure Copy teachers in In-Service Training INSET I and 86,771 in INSET II had been completed. The School Management Training (SMT I) had been provided to 7,059 principals and headmasters/mistresses. SMT II training had been conducted for 7,056 principals/school managers. 3,328 scholarships had been awarded to female recipients enrolled in Teacher Training Colleges. It is estimated that 1.17 million students are currently studying in EQUIP II supported schools, of this number 469,130 or nearly 40% are girls. Under EQUIP I and II, social mobilization activities had been conducted in 11,087 communities which have resulted in setting up of 11,087 school shuras and the preparation of 10,939 school improvement plans nationwide. 10,800 schools had received Quality Enhancement Grants for purchase of school supplies, laboratory equipment etc. Even though the project met most of its targets and surpassed several, previous missions have given conservative project performance ratings. This is primarily as a result of the varying quality of outputs (school construction, teacher training etc) supported by EQUIP II, weak institutional capacity of the Ministry both at national and sub-national levels, and weak coordination between national and sub-national levels. Through the additional financing a further 122 NCB schools and 89 CC schools will be constructed. In addition, missing items such as latrines, boundary walls, electricity etc. for 1333 schools will be provided. To raise capacity and qualifications of the TTC master trainers, a batch of 320 TTC teacher trainers will receive a Masters Degree in Education Leadership. Through the additional financing, advanced In-service Teacher Training INSET 3,4 and 5 will be delivered to 140,000 teachers. School Management Training SMT 4 and 5 will be delivered to 20,000 principles and school administrators. The first round of learning assessment of grade 6 will be conducted and a framework of assessments will be established. Pilots on operations and maintenance, subnational strengthening and conditional cash transfers will be implemented. (The cost of the additional schools and missing items is assessed at around 50 million, advanced teacher trainings for 140,000 teachers is costed at USD 52 million while consultancies, operations, school grants, gender grants will amount to around USD 50 million comprises the rest of the plans. This is the first formal supervision mission under the Additional Financing phase. The mission focused on (i) Designs of the new pilots; (b) institutional, capacity and FM bottlenecks; and, (c) progress on existing components. The AM is attached. Field visits were conducted to Panjshir and Kapisa provinces. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target System for learning assessment at the primary Yes/No Value No No Yes Public Disclosure Copy level Date 31-Jan-2008 14-May-2013 01-Sep-2014 Comments ACER has been hired to help Baseline results of Grade 6 MOE conduct the Assessment available and assessment. Initial trainings, informing the quality test designs have started. interventions. Assessment plans for Grade 6 and 9 in place. Utility of the learning assessment system Number Value 1.00 1.00 3.00 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10592 Sub Type Supplemental Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 6299268.00 7725117.00 8500000.00 Public Disclosure Copy Date 31-Jul-2008 14-May-2013 01-Sep-2014 Comments Direct project beneficiaries is EMIS, Ministry of Education EOP target by 2014 is 8.5 defined as children (boys and million students. Source girls) enrolled in schools in EMIS. grades 1-12 in general education. Baseline data updated based on the final EMIS report of 2008 Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 36.31 38.11 42.00 Sub Type Supplemental Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of additional qualified primary teachers Number Value 37000.00 156683.00 200000.00 resulting from project interventions. Date 10-Mar-2008 31-Oct-2012 01-Sep-2014 Comments At the beginning of EQUIP II, MOE has 180,000 teachers in This indicator refers both to there were 37000 qualified its records. Roughly over students who have graduated teachers (EQUIP II project 90,000 of the teachers were from TTCs as well as paper) only Grade 12 graduates. teachers who have received INSET trainings have been the INSET training. provided to these teachers. Targets were met. 30,000 plus have graduated from the teacher training colleges. All teachers' skills and qualifications have improved Public Disclosure Copy as a result of trainings and TTC. Number of school administrators completing Number Value 0.00 14115.00 14000.00 management training program Date 31-Jan-2008 31-Oct-2012 30-Sep-2012 Comments This includes SMT I and SMT EQUIP EOP Targets have II training. been met. All Administrators 21277 principle were trained in the system have now been under SMT III too. trained. This training will not be offered under AF. Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10592 Number of female scholarship recipients in Number Value 0.00 3328.00 5000.00 Teacher Training Colleges Date 01-Jan-2008 14-May-2013 15-Aug-2014 Comments No scholarships were Cumulative to date: total of Balance to be achieved by the Public Disclosure Copy provided under EQUIP I. 3328 females have received EOP 1672. scholarships. Number of schools that have received and Number Value 0.00 356.00 1088.00 used the infrastructure development grant Date 01-Jan-2008 14-May-2013 15-Aug-2014 Comments 755 schools had received No new schools were built EQUIP II EOP target including infrastructure development between Nov 2012 and may additional financing. grants at the end of EQUIP I. 2013 as a stocktaking and quality improvement effort was under way. Number of teachers completing INSET -II Number Value 0.00 86771.00 100000.00 Date 01-Jan-2008 31-Oct-2012 31-Dec-2012 Comments No teachers were trained It is expected that EOP target EOP target has been met. under EQUIP I INSET II. will be met during additional This training, INSET II, will not financing. be offered again. New trainings INSET 3,4,5 are being delivered. Number of additional teachers completing Number Value 0.00 100333.00 100000.00 INSET I under EQUIP II Date 01-Jan-2008 31-Oct-2012 15-Aug-2014 Comments 37,000 teachers received EOP Target has been met. EOP target for EQUIP has INSET I training under EQUIP For additional financing DT3 been met. This training I (based on EQUIP II project implementing partners will (INSET I) will not be offered paper p.24) deliver advanced trainings. again. Instead, all teachers Targets will be set during next will receive advanced inset revision of ISR. 3,4,5 trainings. Number of additional classrooms built as the Number Value 3425.00 6715.00 7330.00 result of project intervention Date 30-Nov-2008 14-May-2013 15-Aug-2014 Comments MOE data indicates A total of 6715 Target has been revised to Public Disclosure Copy that 3,425 classrooms classrooms have been include classrooms being built were built under constructed for both CC and under AF. EOP target is 7330 EQUIP I. 120 schools NCB schools. Previous classrooms. 2008 Baseline is consisting of 681 figures were revised as new 3425 classrooms. 2012 class rooms stocktaking surveys were figures are 6715. originating under conducted in late 2012. EQUIP I are still under construction but have not been completed due to Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10592 various reasons including security. Number of Teachers completing INSET - III, IV Number Value 0.00 0.00 140000.00 and V Public Disclosure Copy Date 21-Nov-2012 14-May-2013 15-Aug-2014 Comments Inset III, IV and V are Inset III, IV and V trainings will EOP target is to train all advanced trainings that build be delivered to all teachers teachers in advanced up on skills from INSET I and during the Additional Inservice Trainings III, IV and II. Financing Period. Contracts V. with NGOs who will deliver the trainings are being processed. The EOIs adn RFPs are being finalized. Number of Principals and school administrators Number Value 0.00 20000.00 completing School Management Training IV Date 21-Nov-2012 15-Aug-2014 and V Comments SMT IV and V are advanced SMT IV and V will be EOP target is to train 20,000 School Management delivered to all principles school administrators and Trainings that build on SMT I, during Additional Financing. principals in advanced school II and III delivered during management training. EQUIP II> Data on Financial Performance (as of 20-May-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P106259 IDA-H3540 Closed 31-Jan-2008 10-Mar-2008 20-Mar-2008 01-Sep-2012 01-Sep-2012 P106259 TF-91943 Closed 14-Aug-2008 14-Aug-2008 14-Aug-2008 31-Dec-2008 31-Mar-2009 P106259 TF-93962 Effective 14-Apr-2009 14-Apr-2009 14-Apr-2009 01-Sep-2012 15-Aug-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P106259 IDA-H3540 Closed USD 30.00 29.24 0.76 28.86 0.00 99.00 Public Disclosure Copy P106259 TF-91943 Closed USD 0.12 0.12 0.01 0.12 0.00 100.00 P106259 TF-93962 Effective USD 35.00 283.00 0.00 152.82 130.18 54.00 Disbursement Graph Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10592 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The First tranche of USD 125 has been released to the MOE. This mission assessed progress in the first two quarters of the Additional Financing. During the ISM, specific recommendations were made on improving the management and coordination of the EQUIP program, i.e., improving management of the EQUIP Coordination Unit; institutional arrangements; FM management; HR management. Bank task-team, the Ministry of Finance and MOE team discussed FM bottlenecks and the way forward. The next ISM will be conducted in October 2013. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects P122649-Afghanistan - EQUIP II Additional Financing Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 6